PW

PW

See also: pw, pW, and .pw

Translingual

Symbol

PW

1. (metrology) Symbol for petawatt, an SI unit of power equal to 10¹⁵ watts.

Symbol

PW

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Palau since 1986.

   Synonym: PLW (alpha-3)

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English

Proper noun

PW

1. Initialism of Publisher's Weekly.
2. Initialism of Pratt & Whitney.

Noun

PW (plural PWs)

1. Abbreviation of password.
2. (Canada, military) Initialism of prisoner of war.
3. Abbreviation of policewoman.
4. (golf) Initialism of pitching wedge.

Synonyms

• (prisoner of war): POW

Anagrams

• WP, wp